“A thrilling ride through 2,000 years of history”
The New York Times Book Review
Raiders, Rulers, and Traders
The Horse and the Rise of Empires
now in paperback!
“A convincing case for why no other animal has had such a profound impact on human history.” ― Financial Times
“Delightfully readable.” — The New York Review of Books
“A wise and jaunty chronicle of the role played by horses in the rise of empires.” — Wall Street Journal
“Deeply researched, elegantly written.. . .‘Raiders, Rulers and Traders’ [describes] a defining aspect of Chinese, Indian and Persian civilisations.”
— The Economist
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No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. Discover the captivating story of our greatest ally.
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David Chaffetz
David Chaffetz is an independent scholar with a lifelong passion for Middle Eastern and Inner Asian history. He is a regular contributor to the Asian Review of Books, and has written for the South China Morning Post and the Nikkei Asian Review. He is the author of three books: Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires, A Journey through Afghanistan, and Three Asian Divas: Women, Art and Culture In Shiraz, Delhi and Yangzhou. He is a member of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, the Explorers Club, and the Gremio Literario (Literary Society) of Lisbon. He lives in Portugal..